A Seattle City Councilman, war-time shipyard worker, and former teacher at the University of Washington, DeLacy also headed the Washington Commonwealth Federation, a coalition of liberal political organizations formed in 1935. The WCF's adherence to left-wing positions such as pensions, production-for-use, and support of the Soviet Union led to its branding as a Communist Front. DeLacy, who was fired from his job as a lecturer at the University of Washington when he began working with the Washington Commonwealth Federation and running for office with WCF support, served several terms on the Seattle City Council and two terms in the US Congress (1945-1947, 1st District) without disclosing his Party connections.